Crib



C. H. BOARDMAN CRIB Filed Sent. 18 1922 0.5.,... r 009 coo Patented Aug. 21, 1923.

nivrrssfsrarss enterar CHARLES H. BGARDMAN, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO.

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To all fio/wm it may concern.'

`Be it known that I, Cr-IARLns H. BOARD- MAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Columbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cribs, of which Y the following is a specification.

The present invention is directed to irnprovements in childrens cribs, which are l0 so constructed that a child therein will be prevented from leaving the crib unassisted, and will be protected against insects.

A further object of the invention is to provide a crib which is so constructed that when one side thereof is dropped or lowered the top of the crib will be automatically opened.

A still further object of the invention is to provide. a crib of this nature so con- 2@ structed that thermother can, upon dropping the sides of the crib, convenientlyT lift the child therefrom, and at whichtimethe top will lie out-of the way, but will automatically return to its closed position when the side is lifted to its closed or operative position.

Still another object of the invention is to provide means whereby the top of the crib can be lifted without the necessity of lowering the side so that access may be had to the interior of the crib.

With these and other objects in view, as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel features of construction, combinations of elements and arrangements of parts, and hereinafter to loe fully described and pointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawing:

4.0 Figure 1 is a side elevation of the crib,

Figure 2 is an end view, Figure 3 is a fragmentary top plan view, Figure l is a fragmentary plan view of the handle, and Figure 5 is a sectional view on the line 5 5 of Figure 1.

The crib comprises side frames 1 and 2, and end frames 3, said end frames having associated therewith corner posts 4,'

which constitute supports for the respective frames as well as legs for the crib as a whole, Certain of the posts are provided with verticalrspaced guides 5 for slidably receiving the studs 6 carried by the ends of the horizontal bars 7 of the frame 1, where- .Applcation filed September181922. Serial No. 588,825.

by said frame may be moved vertically to close or open one side of the crib. ln order to hold the frame 1 in its elevated or closed position one rail 8 of the top frame 9 has a head latch 10 adapted to snap into cngagement with the sliding bolt 11 carried Vby the adjacent bar 7 of the frame 1. The

bar 11 is yieldably connected to the handle 12 carried by the associated rail S by the resilient finger 13, and it will be obvious that when the handle 12 is grasped the linger 13 can be flexed to slide the bolt` 11 from engagement with the latch 10, thereby,T permitting the side frame 1 to be dropped or lowered.

It is desired that when the side frame l is dropped that the top 9 be elevated so as to be out of the way to permit a child to be placed in the crib or removed therefrom. In order to accomplish this the uppermost rail 8 of the frame 1 has fixed to each end a bracket 14 to which are pivotally connected the upper ends of the links 15, said links having their lower ends similarly connected to the forward ends of the levers 16, which lie longitudinally of the end frames V3, and are pivot-ally connected intermediate their ends, as at' 17, to one of the vertical bars 18 of said frame. Having their lower ends pivotally connected to the inner ends of the levers 16 are arms 19 which have seats 2O formed in the upper ends which are adapted to detachably engage the pins 2l. carried by the end bars of the top frame 9. The top frame 9 is pivotally connected, as at 23 to certain of the posts 4 and it is obvious that when the frame 1 is lowered that the levers 16 will be rocked to the positions as shown in dotted lines in Figure 2, whereby the top frame willbe lifted through the medium of the arms 19 to the dotted lined position and out of the way so that access to the interior of the crib can be had without interference of the frame 1 and top frame 9. Since the top frame is pivotally connected to certain of the posts 4, as at 23 said frame can be easily swung upwardly as indicated in dotted lines in Figure 2. Further it will be observed that the top frame 9 can be lifted without the necessity of dropping or lowering the side frame 1, since the pins 21 will disengage the seats 20 upon the initial movement of said frame. Y

The respective frames of the crib are covered With sheets 25 of Wire n'iesh, and if desired the bottom of the fer-ib can be likewise equipped, thereby positively eliminating the entrance of insects to the `in Vterior of the crib. v

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that the child can be placed com"- fortably in the crib and protected from falls, insects, such as iies and mosquitoes, and further it is lobvious that a personvm'ay leave a child unattended in a crib as described with perfect safety.

` What is claimed is:

In a crib of the class described compris-Y ing side and end frames, a top frame pivotally supported by the crib, levers pivoted l directly on the end frames and having their CHARLES H. BOARDMAN. 

